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You'll then need to confirm your email address by clicking on the link we automatically send to you. Once this is done, you can log into the site.

Sign Up screencapThe account signup form on https://mckinleypark.news contains a handful of fields, all of which are required to be filled out in order to set up your account:

  • The Email Address field requires a standard format email address pointing to your active account: This is where the email confirmation link gets sent.

  • The Username field creates the primary identifier for your account This is what you use to log in, and it's one of the few things that every user will be able to see on your profile. (Privacy controls let you show/hide most everything else.)

  • The Password and Verify Password fields require the same password text, which must be at least six characters long. For security's sake, we recommend an even longer password that also contains numbers, symbols and upper- and lower-case letters.

  • The Terms of Service checkbox is your affirmation of acceptance of this website's Terms of Service, which detail the nature of your relationship with the McKinley Park News as a user and account holder. A link to our Terms of Service is also at the bottom of every page on this website.
     
  • The reCAPTCHA field is designed to keep automated bots and spammers out of the website's membership system. Click the "I'm not a robot" checkbox, then solve the presented challenge to complete this field.

Once the form is complete, click the Sign up button, and you'll see a confirmation message that your account request has been submitted.

If there are any problems with the form, error messages will highlight the errors. Correct any problems and click Sign up to resubmit the form.

Before your account is activated, you must first click the link we automatically email to you after you submit the Sign Up form. Once you confirm your email account, you can log into the McKinley Park News website.